Bitdefender block VMWare NAT Service

Cuong Ung

Hello everyone,

Today I just installed VMWare Workstation 17.6.1.
After the installation, I discovered that the NAT card on VMWare couldn't access the internet.
After a few hours of investigation, I found that the firewall feature in Bitdefender Total Security was blocking the VMWare NAT Service.
I tried turning off the firewall in Bitdefender, and then the NAT card was able to access the internet.
However, when I turned the firewall back on, the NAT card lost internet access after a few seconds.

How should I address this issue? Please help me. Thank you.

Alexandru_BD

Hello,

Try this:

1. Go to Network Adapters tab and set the network type to Home/Office using the drop-down menu near its name
2. Then, from the same Firewall tab, click on Settings from the top-right ,then, for the network you're currently connected to, uncheck the Stealth Mode button to disable it.

If it's still not working, add a network exception by following the steps in this article:

https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/13428/

Let us know how it goes.

Regards,

Alex

Cuong Ung

https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/comment/346960#Comment_346960

Hello Alex,

It worked.

Thank you very much.